BY R. T. BAKER. 277 



herbarium specimens, pointed out to me my mistake, and hinted 

 at the probabihty of ite being a Giniiamomum, which, from the 

 examination of somewhat better specimens, I think is the case 

 and record it as above, although even now the material is but 

 imperfect. So far as at present known the tree is only met with 

 in the scrubs of the Maroochie River. Of the bark, the late 

 K. T. Staiger said it contained a tannin similar or identical with 

 cinchona tannin; the amount, 7^ per cent. One ton of the dry 

 bark yields 770 oz. of oil." 



Perhaps the above explanation in regard to the confusion of 

 genera also holds good for this colony, for it certainly seems 

 remarkable that this species in particular should have such an 

 extensive range and yet should not have been previously recorded. 

 I think it can only be accounted for as above stated, viz., that 

 it has been mistaken for Beilschmiedia ( Nesorjaphne) obtusifolia, 

 Benth., although it is hai'd to understand why this confusion 

 has arisen, as the characteristics of the two genera are so very 

 marked, and are so well defined in B. Fl. v. p. 294, that it is 

 unnecessary to amplify them in this paper. 



Complete material of both can be seen at any time in the 

 Technological Museum. 



The height of some of the trees at Mullumbimby is stated by 

 W. Bauerlen to be 120 feet, with a girth of 2^ feet. 



Timber.— The timber when freshly cut and dressed very much 

 resembles that of " She Beech " or " Bolly Gum " (Tetranthera 

 reticulata), or " Sycamore " ( Panax elegans/, and I do not doubt 

 but that much of the timber passing under these names is really 

 obtained from Cinnamomam. It is greyish in colour, with 

 frequently a black stain running through it as though decaying. 

 It has a straight grain, is light in weight, soft and easy working. 

 It is very susceptible to the attacks of borers even to the very 

 heart, and is therefore of no economic value. 



Oil.— As soon as I diagnosed my specimens as a Cinnamovium 

 I at once procured a quantity of the bark in order to ascertain 

 its oil-yielding qualities. It is dark red in colour, brittle, about 

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